February 2011 Archives

Letter from the Editor
By: Christine Newkirk
Published: February 2, 2011
(VOLUME 5: ISSUE 1) For four years, Youth Media Reporter has documented stories of young people who discovered confidence, activism, creativity and who they are through the process of youth media. In this issue, my aim was to collect...

This is Our Generation: Sierra Leonean Youth Views through Film
By: Paula Cavagnaro, Zach Niles, Emilie Reiser and Banker White
Published: February 1, 2011
It’s clear that with cameras in hand, the youth of Sierra Leone have already begun writing a new story for themselves and for their country.

Setting a Youth Media Precedent
By: Emily Jacobi
Published: February 1, 2011
When I was 13, my life was forever changed through a youth journalism program in my hometown of Indianapolis, IN—15 years later, I’ve started my own.

Applied Theater and Youth Media
By: Christine Newkirk
Published: February 1, 2011
An interview with Robert Martin, a scholar-practitioner whose unique approach to applied theater and digital storytelling supports transfer high school students in New York City as they reframe their life experiences from a place of agency and compassion through workshops and film production.

Youth Media Saved My Life
By: Christine Newkirk
Published: February 1, 2011
An interview with Christine L. Mendoza, a youth media-producer-turned-educator from New York City who found that youth media saved her life.

Youth Media: Invaluable and Life Changing
By: Christine Newkirk
Published: February 1, 2011
An interview with Chrystian Rodriquez, a nine years-in-the-making youth-producer-turned-media educator.